List of lighthouses in Oregon

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This is a list of current and former lighthouses in Oregon.

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NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensHeight
Cape Arago Light Cape Arago Light, Sunset Bay OR.jpg Coos Bay 43°20′28″N124°22′32″W / 43.34123°N 124.37543°W / 43.34123; -124.37543 (Cape Arago Light) 1866 (First)
1934 (Current)
19662006
(Now tribal land)
None44 ft (13 m)
Cape Blanco Light Cape Blanco Lighthouse OR.jpg Port Orford 42°50′12″N124°33′48″W / 42.8365897°N 124.5633023°W / 42.8365897; -124.5633023 (Cape Blanco Light) 18701980ActiveSecond-order Fresnel 59 ft (18 m)
Cape Meares Light Cape Meares Lighthouse.jpg Oceanside
(Cape Meares)
45°29′11.6″N123°58′42.2″W / 45.486556°N 123.978389°W / 45.486556; -123.978389 (Cape Meares Light) 1890 [1] Never
(Replaced in 1963)
1963
(Replacement light
deactivated in 2014. [2] )
First-order Fresnel38 ft (12 m) [3]
Cleft of the Rock Light Cleft of the Rock Lighthouse.jpg Yachats 44°17′26″N124°06′39″W / 44.290479°N 124.110773°W / 44.290479; -124.110773 (Cleft of the Rock Light) 1976 [4] AlwaysActiveFourth-order Fresnel34 ft (10 m)
Coquille River Light Coquille River Light from the Bandon Pier.jpg Bandon 43°07′26″N124°25′27″W / 43.123911°N 124.424222°W / 43.123911; -124.424222 (Coquille River Light) 1896Never
(Relit in 1991)
1939Decorative40 ft (12 m)
Desdemona Sands Light OR - Desdemona Sands - DPLA - b85ddd48b615680f917bc6b74f0335af.jpg Astoria 46°13′31″N123°57′13″W / 46.22528°N 123.95361°W / 46.22528; -123.95361 [5] 190119341965
(Demolished)
None48 ft (15 m)
Heceta Head Light Heceta Head Light - Oregon Coast.jpg Florence 44°08′15″N124°07′40″W / 44.13737°N 124.127835°W / 44.13737; -124.127835 (Heceta Head Light) 18941963ActiveFirst-order Fresnel56 ft (17 m)
Pelican Bay Light
(aka: Port of Brookings Light [6]
Brookings 42°02′30″N124°15′46″W / 42.04175°N 124.26279°W / 42.04175; -124.26279 (Port of Brookings Light) 1997
(Private light)
AlwaysActiveUnknown35 ft (11 m)
Point Adams Light Astoria 46°11′18″N123°58′40″W / 46.188333°N 123.977778°W / 46.188333; -123.977778 (Point Adams Light (former)) 1875Always1899
(Demolished in 1912)
None49 ft (15 m)
Tillamook Rock Light USCG Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.jpg Seaside
(Tillamook Head)
45°56′15″N124°01′08″W / 45.9375°N 124.019°W / 45.9375; -124.019 (Tillamook Rock Light) 1881 [7] Never1957 [8] None62 ft (19 m)
Umpqua River Light Umpqua River lighthouse.jpg Winchester Bay 43°39′44″N124°11′55″W / 43.662291°N 124.198476°W / 43.662291; -124.198476 (Umpqua River Light) 1857 (First)
1894 (Current)
1966ActiveFirst-order Fresnel61 ft (19 m)
Warrior Rock Light Warrior rock lighthouse north view P2617.jpeg Sauvie Island 45°50′55″N122°47′18″W / 45.84858°N 122.78835°W / 45.84858; -122.78835 (Warrior Rock Light) 1877 (First)
1970s (Current)
1930ActiveUnknown25 ft (7.6 m)
Willamette River Light Willamette River Lighthouse.jpg Portland 45°39′11″N122°45′47″W / 45.65301°N 122.76300°W / 45.65301; -122.76300 189519351950s
(Burned down)
NoneUnknown
Yaquina Bay Light Yaquina bay light.jpeg Newport 44°37′27″N124°03′46″W / 44.62415°N 124.06290°W / 44.62415; -124.06290 (Yaquina Bay Light) 18711996
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: 1874–1996)
250mm51 ft (16 m)
Yaquina Head Light Yaquina Head Lighthouse - Oregon.jpg Newport 44°40′36.4″N124°4′45.9″W / 44.676778°N 124.079417°W / 44.676778; -124.079417 (Yaquina Head Light) 1873 [9] 1966 [9] ActiveFirst-order Fresnel93 ft (28 m)

See also

References

  1. "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Oregon". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. "Weather or Not: Go Fly A Kite - www.newslincolncounty.com June 28, 2014". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. "Oregon Coast Lighthouses" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. Young, Don; Young, Marjorie (2009). Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Edison, New Jersey: Hunter Publishing. p. 107. ISBN   978-1-58843-131-8.
  5. "Desdemona Sands Light". Placenames.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  6. "Oregon Almanac: Hydropower Projects to State Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. Cowan, Ron (April 30, 2005). "Loud past, quiet future". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  8. Yardley, William (October 24, 2007). "Terrible Tillie, Where the Departed Rest Not Quite in Peace". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Yaquina Head Lighthouse". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2014.